The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 3:1 Explained

1 Chronicles 3:1

KJV: Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:

YLT: And these were sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the first-born Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;

Darby: And these are the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jizreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;

ASV: Now these were the sons of David, that were born unto him in Hebron: the first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;

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What does 1 Chronicles 3:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1Chronicles 3

1  The sons of David
10  His line to Zedekiah
17  The successors of Jeconiah

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 3:1 mean?

And these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron the firstborn [was] Amnon by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess the second Daniel by Abigail the Carmelitess
וְאֵ֤לֶּה הָיוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י דָויִ֔ד‪‬ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נֽוֹלַד־ ל֖וֹ בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן הַבְּכ֣וֹר ׀ אַמְנֹ֗ן לַאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית שֵׁנִי֙ דָּנִיֵּ֔אל לַאֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית

וְאֵ֤לֶּה  And  these 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
דָויִ֔ד‪‬  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
נֽוֹלַד־  were  born 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
ל֖וֹ  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן  in  Hebron 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶבְרֹון 
Sense: a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar.
הַבְּכ֣וֹר ׀  the  firstborn 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
אַמְנֹ֗ן  [was]  Amnon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲמִינׄון 
Sense: oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom.
לַאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙  by  Ahinoam 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲחִינׄעַם  
Sense: wife of Saul, daughter of Ahimaaz.
הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית  the  Jezreelitess 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יִזְרְעֵאלִי  
Sense: a female inhabitant of Jezreel.
שֵׁנִי֙  the  second 
Parse: Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
דָּנִיֵּ֔אל  Daniel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּנִאֵל 
Sense: the 2nd son of David, by Abigail the Carmelitess.
לַאֲבִיגַ֖יִל  by  Abigail 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲבִיגַיִל  
Sense: wife of Nabal, then of David.
הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית  the  Carmelitess 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: כַּרְמְלִי  
Sense: a female inhabitant of Carmel.